19 DECEMBER 1868, Page 21

The Hudson from the Wilderness to the Sea, by Benson

J. Leasing (Virtue), will be remembered as having appeared about eight years ago in the Art Journal. The handsome volume before us has been revised by the author, whose preface bears the date of 1866. The illustrations, which are very numerous, are not of an ambitious kind, nor are they executed with any very elaborate finish, but they serve their purpose of assisting the description very well. The book itself seems well written. As Mr. Leasing says, "the Hudson is by far the most interesting river in America." His book is a good guide to its history, as well as to its scenery.